Thoughts on GOD and TRUTH
(found somewhere in the middle of ultra-conservatism and flaming liberalism)

Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Thought of the Day !!

Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will
reveal to us later.

Romans 8:18 (NLT)

It’s like Paul has a set of scales and on one side is our
suffering. This suffering is weighing down the scale. It seems as
though the weight of it will break the scales. All the heartbreak we’ve
had in our lives, all the pain caused by others, all the physical maladies
we’ve lived with, the loved ones lost, the dreams dashed, not to mention the
suffering we’ve come across for the sake of Christ (being ostracized for doing
right, losing close friendships because we’ve become different people, and so
on).

Then he puts the glory that will be revealed to us, His
children, on the other side and it falls to the bottom as if nothing were on
the other side. Nothing compares to the greatness of knowing Jesus and
all his glory. Absolutely nothing.

There is much that God does for us now, but Paul is looking to
the future glory that He has in store for us here. I can only imagine
what it will be like to step into the glory of Heaven one day.

Think about it for a moment. In the first few moments of
being in Heaven what do you think you’ll see? Well, first off there’s
Jesus. That’s a pretty good beginning. But beyond that I imagine
much brighter colors than I’ve ever seen. I can see them with more
clarity that my earthly eyes have never been able to use. There might
even be colors that we’ve not even seen in this lifetime. I believe for
the first time I will see what it feels like to have absolutely no pain, no
depression weighing me down, no resentment or feelings of jealousy, no feelings
of loss. There will only be joy, pure complete joy.

Imagine that for just a moment. Imagine that it’s not for
a time, a season or even a lifetime. Imagine it’s for eternity. Now
do you more completely understand what Paul means when he says, “Yet what we
suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later”?

We can read over this, even glance over it as another of the
many great verses in the Bible. But let it sink in this day. I can
only imagine.